The Four Seasons

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & City of London Sinfonia & Andrew Watkinson

The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi, published in 1725. The music exemplifies Baroque programme writing, using vivid orchestral textures, solo violin virtuosity and evocative rhythms to depict seasonal scenes, and it occupies a central place in Vivaldi's output and in the development of the solo concerto genre.
First released: 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto for Violin in E major, op. 8 no. 1 "Spring": I. Allegro
    3:08
  2. 2.
    Concerto for Violin in E major, op. 8 no. 1 "Spring": II. Largo
    2:38
  3. 3.
    Concerto for Violin in E major, op. 8 no. 1 "Spring": III. Allegro
    3:43
  4. 4.
    Concerto for Violin in G minor, op. 8 no. 2 "Summer": I. Allegro non molto
    4:53
  5. 5.
    Concerto for Violin in G minor, op. 8 no. 2 "Summer": II. Adagio
    2:07
  6. 6.
    Concerto for Violin in G minor, op. 8 no. 2 "Summer": III. Presto
    2:38
  7. 7.
    Concerto for Violin in F major, op. 8 no. 3 "Autumn": I. Allegro
    5:21
  8. 8.
    Concerto for Violin in F major, op. 8 no. 3 "Autumn": II. Adagio molto
    2:16
  9. 9.
    Concerto for Violin in F major, op. 8 no. 3 "Autumn": III. Allegro
    3:20
  10. 10.
    Concerto for Violin in F minor, op. 8 no. 4 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto
    3:18
  11. 11.
    Concerto for Violin in F minor, op. 8 no. 4 "Winter": II. Largo
    2:11
  12. 12.
    Concerto for Violin in F minor, op. 8 no. 4 "Winter": III. Allegro
    2:45
  13. 13.
    Concerto for Two Violins in A minor: I. Allegro
    3:26
  14. 14.
    Concerto for Two Violins in A minor: II. Larghetto e spiritoso
    3:47
  15. 15.
    Concerto for Two Violins in A minor: III. Allegro
    3:12
  16. 16.
    Concerto for Two Trumpets in C major: I. Allegro
    2:51
  17. 17.
    Concerto for Two Trumpets in C major: II. Largo
    1:03
  18. 18.
    Concerto for Two Trumpets in C major: III. Allegro
    3:00

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